Ghost Calls

[osubeavs728]

Hello everyone.

I searched but found nothing so here's my question. Have any of you experienced any "ghost calls" with your 6p?

The phone will be sitting doing nothing and then it'll start the ring tone then immediately sound the hang up tone. This happens probably 2-3 times a day. And started just a couple weeks ago.

I did recently add a number to the block list under the settings in the phone app. Could this be causing the issue?

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[louisstone]

Easy enough to test that theory. Block your home phone - if you have one - and call the cell.

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[B. Diddy]

When this happens, does anything show up in the Call Log as a Missed Call?

Oh my God ... the call is coming from within the house!!!

 

[angelbones1]

I have a lot of blocked numbers on my phone and what you describe is exactly what happens when a blocked number calls.

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[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

I get a lot of spam calls from "Unknown" so there's no way I could block them. Is there any solution to this?

Google Nexus 6P

 

[osubeavs728]

I have a lot of blocked numbers on my phone and what you describe is exactly what happens when a blocked number calls.

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That's what I was looking for. To see if someone who has had a blocked number for a while experiences the same thing. I figured the phone wouldn't even register the call, just send it straight to voice-mail. Thanks!

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[osubeavs728]

When this happens, does anything show up in the Call Log as a Missed Call?

Oh my God ... the call is coming from within the house!!!

No notifications or call log changes. But, a user stated below that this seems like normal behavior.

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[getbretweir]

I get a lot of spam calls from "Unknown" so there's no way I could block them. Is there any solution to this?

Google Nexus 6P

register your phone on the "Do Not Call List" ... also I never give my number out to anyone but friends and family. everyone else goes to Google Voice. If you owe money to creditors, behind on your bills, etc then it's pretty much impossible to get them to stop.

 

[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

register your phone on the "Do Not Call List" ... also I never give my number out to anyone but friends and family. everyone else goes to Google Voice. If you owe money to creditors, behind on your bills, etc then it's pretty much impossible to get them to stop.

I'm registered on the 'Do-Not-Call' list. I for sure don't owe anyone any money.

Google Nexus 6P

 

[getbretweir]

I'm registered on the 'Do-Not-Call' list. I for sure don't owe anyone any money.

Google Nexus 6P

interesting, it's probably the same fraud company calling you letting you know you just won the Nigerian lottery. Have you answered any of the calls? That happened to be once, i started answering the calls and threatening them. After a couple weeks I stopped getting them

 

[dty06]

Best way to deal with unknown/spam calls: answer, open the number pad, spam the number buttons for ~5 seconds, and hang up. They stop calling after that.

 

[mustang02]

register your phone on the "Do Not Call List" ... also I never give my number out to anyone but friends and family. everyone else goes to Google Voice. If you owe money to creditors, behind on your bills, etc then it's pretty much impossible to get them to stop.

The DNC list is a joke.

I use Mr Number. It pops up letting me know if the number is a scam or not.

Politicians and people looking for donations can call your number for any reason. I keep getting called about a line of credit for my business. Since I don't have a business, I ask them how the weather is, if they have kids, etc. They eventually hang up but the robocalls still come in.

 

[Billy Bob Jimmy Joe]

It's pretty much fraud calls. They'd leave a voicemail claiming to be debt collectors. It's usually automated. Most of them have a number which I can block with Google's phone app. The issue is, it doesn't let me block 'unknown' since it has no number attached to it.

Google Nexus 6P